Improvement in cloth-measuring apparatus



T. T. FARNSWORTH. C1otl1Measuring Apparatus.

No. 209,164. Patented Oct. 22,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TALCOTT T. FARNS\\'0RTII,

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTH 0F MANASSAS, VIRGINIA.

-MEASURING APPARATUS.

Spceificntiun forming pnriol' Leiters Pnicnt No. 209,164, dnted October22, N78; upplirniinn lilcd January 29, 1878.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I. TALCo'r'r T. FARNS-WORTH, of Manassas, in the count-y of Prince 'illinm nud Sttte ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mensuring Devices and Ido hereby dec-hue that the following is a. fulLclear, andexuet description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the nrtto which it nppertnins to make and use the sinne, reference being hud tothe accom pnnyin g drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,which forni n. pai-rt ot this speciiicetion.

The object of this invent-ion is to facilitate the menus of measuringany cloth, cotton, pnpcr, or fabric of any kind whatsoever, und alsothat the seine may he measured more nccurntely nud in less time than bythe menus now in use.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters ofreferenceindicete corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a. side view, withparts broken away; Fig. 2, section on line .r r. Fig. 3 is a top view ofthe arm U; Fig. et, section of the prQeet-ion a; Fig. 5, perspectiveview of the plu-te or covering b, showing the slot'.

A is the bose of my device, lmving at or about its center n. projectingnrm, A'. Upon this nrln is n. roller, B'. At the lower fore end ot' thebaise A is :t vise orclnuip, c, for seeming the same to n counter ortable, ns shown. To the upper end of the buse A, nud forming n. purtthereof, is the projection a, for connecting the bese to tlic upper partot' the device, ns will be more fully expressed hereinafter. Thisprojection is groovcd out to nllow the sliding block in the upper partot' this device to poss freely between, :is shown.

To connect the lower part or beso to the upper part one or more boltsnre used, said bolts being passed through from the outside.

(l is the indicating-arm. At the extremity of this erm und rigidlysecured to the screw l) is the roller-1l'. The seid erm U has upon itsfore end n pluto or covering, b, which extends over both the top undbottoni ofthe nrm, and is fastened by menus ol' bolts or screws. Thisnrm. (J hns u. deep slot cut along -it-s cnt-ire undersurlinzo undnhnost entirely through the snid nrm, und nlsnhus n smnllcr slot in thetop running nlong the grenier purt thm-col', so ns to allow theindicator to pass freely between. The nriu C has :t number ot' marks orfigures to represent the number of ytmls measured, as will be more fullyexplained hereinafter. The screw 1),:1l'ter being secured to the rollerB', extends along the full length of said arm C, nud is fastened to themein part of the erm by menus of the support d; or maybe jonrneled inthe erm itself, the said support being i so arranged thnt screw D' cnnfreely revolve in the some. At thcfore end of this screw, end extendingupward, is e. rod, h. Seid rod has e spring upon it, us shown. Directlybeneath this screw D, sind extending along the greater port thereof, nudsecured nt the rear end to the sides of the arm C by means of n bolt orpivot. c, is the bnr E. Upon the fore end of this bur is n smallprqection, c', which projects downward :unl passes through the plete orcovering b ou the nrni C. Upon this projection, nud between the plete orcovering b and the main pnrt ot' the bur E, is :t small spring. Upon thebnr 1'] is the sliding block I, which hns a. slot cut through itslongitudinal center ot' suitable dimensions to allow the bnr E to passfreely through the sume. nud upon the upper side of this sliding blockis n. groove ent to allow the screw I) to rest upon. The said block Fhes on its fece n series ot threads, so that the threads on the screwl), working into these threads b v Ineens of the notion ot' the rollerB'. cnnscs the sliding block to move forwn-rd. Upon this sliding block1-`,nndextcnd ing upward through the slot f in thc top of theindicating-erm C, is the indicator (i. This indicator muy he mnde of twowire uprights twisted together ut their upper end und bent over the topof the imlicnting-mm, thus forming two points, which point to one ormore scales on the imlicuting-nrm (l, thus indienting the number ot'yards ol lnhric measured. 'lo the lower rcnr end ol' this block 1-` issccured n. spring or cln-stic., y. This spring pass ing lmekwnrd :dongthe bnr E is lirmly scoured to the moin pnrt ot' the :l1-1n. instead oi'u. spring or clustic there muy be i'nstcned to this block n. cord, whichposses buck wurd over :ipulley, nud thence nttnchcd to u weight.

lhc openttion ol' the device. is :is follows: The device is secured ton. counter nr iublc by menus ol' the clump or viso c. '.lhc operai-torthen places the cloth or fabric of any kind between the rollers B B',the perpheries of which may be ronghened to prevent the cloth from sliping, und draws the some through said ro ler. The roller B' revolvingcauses its axle or the screw I) to revolve, the threads of which workinto the threads on the face of the sliding block 11, causing this blockto move forward, and the indicator, by menus of the points and marks onthe indicating-arm, shows the number of `yards measured. When this isdone the operator, by means of the rod k, lifts the screw and miler outof the threads on the face of the shifting-block F, and the spring orweight causes the block and also the indicator to recede to thebeginning of the scale. The small bolt lacts as n check for the same.

Having thus 'fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a measuring device, the base A, upon which is the projecting armA', roller B, and clamp or vise c, substantially ns described, and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In n. measuring device, the sliding block F, to which n. spring,coul, or elastic for operating the same is attached, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a. measuring device, the sliding block F, which has a. groove onits upper side and has u. slot eut through its center, in combinationwith the cord, elastic, or weight for operetin g the some, substantiallyas specified.

4. 1n e measuring device, the sliding block F, to which n cord, spring,or elastic is at- 'cached for operating the same, in combination withthe rollers B B and screw D, substantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

5. The combination of the follown g elements: base A, rollers B B',screw D, journels for holding the seme, sliding block F, ber E, pivot eand spring or elastic g, all the parts mentioned being arrangedsubstantially as described, end for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aiiix my signaturein presence of' two witnesses.

TALCOTT T. FARNSWORTH.

Witnesses:

T. WALTER FowLER, W. T. JonNsoN.

